Sean Strickland is back on the winning side after losing his middleweight title early this year following his victory over Paulo Costa in the UFC 302 co-main event.
Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) was disgruntled at the narrow decision which cost him the belt against Dricus Du Plessis in January, but showed he’s still elite with a split decision over Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Strickland beating Costa at UFC 302.
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MMA Junkie
UFC
Anton Tabuena
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) June 2, 2024
Kevin Iole
Luke Thomas
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) June 2, 2024
Sam Alvey
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) June 2, 2024
Gilbert Burns
Belal Muhammad
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 2, 2024
Andreas Hale
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) June 2, 2024
Cageside Press
10 seconds.
Front kicks, 1-2s…Sean is just putting too much of a pace on Paulo.
Round over #UFC302
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) June 2, 2024
Nick Baldwin
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) June 2, 2024
Gilbert Burns
Spinnin Backfist
Cageside Press
Paulo setting up spinning ish, but Sean is just suffocating him still. 1-2 for Paulo and he runs in looking for a clinch, Sean says no. #UFC302
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) June 2, 2024
Daniel Rubenstein
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) June 2, 2024
Will Brooks
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) June 2, 2024
Michael Carroll
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 2, 2024
Spinnin Backfist
Paulo’s corner saying that they are up 2-1?????
Cmonnnnnn man #UFC302
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) June 2, 2024
Tracy Cortez
— Tracy Cortez’s ERA (@TracyCortezmma) June 2, 2024
Ben Fowlkes
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) June 2, 2024
Kenny Florian
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 2, 2024
Belal Muhammad
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 2, 2024
Ben Davis
Belal Muhammad
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 2, 2024
Michael Carroll
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 2, 2024
Mookie Alexander
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) June 2, 2024
Fight Ghost
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) June 2, 2024
Giga Chikadze
Cageside Press
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) June 2, 2024
MMA Junkie
Aaron Bronsteter
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 2, 2024
SportsCenter
Kenny Floiran
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 2, 2024
Eryk Anders
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